Connection-assembly for awnings and tents.



- w. c. LANGDON. v CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR AWNINGS AND TENTS.

APPLICATION FILE-D DEC. 29, 1911.

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CONNECTION-ASSEMBLY FOR AWNIN GS AND TENTS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. LANG- DON, a resident of Wichita, county of Sedgwick, and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Connection-Assemblies for Awnings and Tents of which the following is a description, referring to the accompanying draw ings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of the invention is to overcome the heretofore very objectionable tendency of the canvas in tent and awning constructions from being torn and otherwise damaged at the connection at ridge pole and awning bar supports.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the application of the assembly as applied in conjunction with a ridge pole in tent construction. Fig. 2 is a top view of a fragmentary portion of the tent seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective detail of the assembly seen in Fig. 1 with parts broken away to fully disclose the construction. Fig. 4 shows the assembly as applied to awning construction. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the assembly as employed in Fig. 4, with parts broken away to more fully illustrate the construction. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective drawing showing the elements ready for assembling. Fig. 7 is a detail showing both plan and sectional views of the eyelet washer as combined with canvas for awning or tent purposes.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. Referring to the drawings, in Fig. 6, 10 represents a bar which in Figs. 1 and 3 is used as a ridge pole while in Fig. 5 it is used as the awning bar. Each end of the bar 10 is capped with a clip 11, securely fastened thereto by means of pins or screws 12. The clip 11 is shown broken away at 13 to disclose the end portion of 10 capped by the clip 11. The end formation of the clip 11 is cut away at 14:, 14 and pressed at 15 to form a tubular socket in combination with which a spindle is adapted to engage as will be later described.

A standard 16 is provided with a ferrule Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

Application filed December 29, 1917. Serial No. 209,575.

17 fitted with an end spindle 18 threaded at a 19. At 20 is seen a nut adapted to screw on the threads 19 of the spindle 18. In Fig. 7 is seen an eyelet washer 21 rigidly secured to canvas awning or tent material 22. These washers 21 are placed in the canvas at proper point for fastening purposes in conjunction with the other construction assembly elements.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a tent 23 has paired standards 16 which support the bar 10 as a ridge pole. The spindle 18 of a standard 16 is passed through the socket 15 of the bar 10. An eyelet washer 21 on canvas tenting material 22 is next passed over the spindle so that the eyelet washer 21 rests against the upper edge of the tubular socket 15; then the nut 20 is screwed down upon the threads 19 to clamp securely in place the eyelet washer and attached canvas tenting material as will be understood. This entirely obviates possibility of damage from wind action and greatly increases the life of the structure.

In Figs. 4 and 5, the bar 10 is employed as the awning bar in conjunction with the standard 16 as a horizontal support; the assembly 16, 17, 15, 14,21, 20 is just as described with reference to the tent construction. Modifications may be employed within the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention what I now claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In tent, awning and allied constructions, an assembly of fastening elements comprising a standard, a threaded spindle end thereon, a bar having a clip provided with a socket adapted to receive said spindle, a canvas covering provided with an eyelet washer adaptedto be passed over said spindle, and a nut adapted for screwing upon said threaded spindle to'rigidly clamp said eyelet washer against said socket for the purposes as specified.

2. In tent, awning and allied constructions, an assembly of fastening elements comprising a standard, a threaded spindle end thereon, a bar, each end of said bar terniinating in a metallic cap, cut and formed against said socket for the purposes as to provide a tubular socket member adapted specified.

to receive said spindle, a canvas covering provided With an eyelet Washer, adapted to be passed over said spindle and a nut adapted for screwing upon said threaded spindle tO-rigidly clamp said eyelet Washer WVILLIAM C. LANGDON.

Witnesses U. G. CHARLES, W. A. NETHERCOT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Fatenta.

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